What would you like to see more next preseason game???

[The Leaper]

What is a run down?

We don't need to do it in specific circumstances...just throw it out there once in awhile to give the defense something to think about. The Packers just haven't done enough on either side of the ball in this regard recently, which is why other teams seem to have our number offensively.

These teams have coaches. We play a 5 man front on "run downs" we are gonna have teams throw on us a lot. They wouldn't have to mess our stellar CB's, there would be a lot of room underneath for the backs and TE's. But, out safeties might have a little trouble with the 3 receiver sets teams would run on us.

That is why no one suggested making a habit of it or making it a base package. This thread is about what we would like to see in a PRESEASON GAME. Hell...throw it out there for fun and see what happens. Nothing counts at this point, so why not make a go of it? It at least would keep opposing offenses guessing when they break down film of preseason.

Now we go 5-2. Who is the nose tackle? Do Harrell and Williams play a gap or a 3 technique? Where do the LB's play. Two of 'em sheltered with no Mike or with Hawk to the strong side, or what. How about the safeties? centered but up, or over the corners?

You don't think the offense will have similar problems? 5 guys on the DL, all with the capacity to collapse the pocket and make plays, brings about some interesting blocking scenarios they need to work out. You can't just send out all your TEs and RBs into pass patterns, or the QB will be eating mud when Kampman and Jenkins toss aside their blockers. They will be used to seeing 4 man lines, so the 5th guy suddenly is something different for them that they aren't used to either.

I just think you are dismissing the pass rush threat we could pose with KGB-Jenkins-Harrell or Jolly-Williams-Kampman out on the field. Who cares what "technique" they play? Tell them to beat the guy in front of them and get after the QB...because, as you point out, it is likely the offense will try to pass in those situations. Do you honestly think that is too much for these guys to comprehend...when they've been doing it since teenagers?

Ultimately, no one knows what could happen. It could work, it could fail. That is what the preseason is for...to tweak some things and see what happens when the score doesn't count. All I know is that our DL is the greatest strength of the team, so why not try to utilize it as effectively as possible in as many ways as possible?

[BEARMAN]

I would like to see the pakers cheerleaders perform nekkid, ...